Melting glaciers: A probable source of DDT to the Antarctic marine ecosystem

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3958-3962

  Geisz, Heidi N ^a   Dickhut, Rebecca M ^a   Cochran, Michele A ^a   Fraser, William R ^b   Ducklow, Hugh W ^c  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Polar Oceans Research Group   (United States)

^c ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DDT CONTAMINATION; GLACIER MELTWATER;

GLACIERS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE;

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GLACIERS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATER; DDT; FOOD WEB; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER; ICE SHEET; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION; MELTING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEABIRD; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD WEB; GLACIER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PENGUIN; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; DDT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; ICE COVER; MALE; SPHENISCIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZYGOTE;

AVES; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE;

EID: 44449167232     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702919n     Document Type: Article

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